Author: Isabelle

Rocio Montero Dominguez, mistakes are the best way to learn

Giving students personalized attention and moving them out of their comfort zone. Combine this with practical courses, and you have the recipe for guiding students to the top, according to Rocio Montero Dominguez. Can you share your background with us?   A hospitality professional with more than twelve years of operational and sales experience in […]

Highlights from the Swiss Schools Sustainability Summit 2023

Nov 24 2023 The Swiss Schools Sustainability Summit is a student-led event that promotes sustainable practices across international schools in Switzerland. Last week, members of the LAS Eco club attended the Sustainability conference at Aiglon and enjoyed learning from keynote speakers and networking with their peers from other schools!  For the second consecutive year, the summit provides […]

Embracing Innovation & Creativity

by Aiglon College As Artificial intelligence (AI) technology advances, effectively utilising available information becomes increasingly crucial. Skills developed through the exploration of Computer Science, innovation, and engineering are thus essential for the evolving demands of the workplace. Teaching innovation starts by taking a hands-on, experiential approach to learning. “It’s about learning something new and then […]

HISTORY IN THE MAKING: LAUNCH OF AIGLON’S ARCHIVE PROJECT

Aiglon is rapidly approaching its 75th birthday. This means 75 years of history by 2024. 75 years of the unique Aiglon experience, defined by golden threads – such as meditations, skiing and expeditions – which connect thousands of Aiglon students, parents, staff members and the wider community and make lasting impressions. Currently, reaching our historical […]

Institut Montana Zugerberg hosts 2023 Model United Nations conference

Our students staged a UN General Assembly at the end of October together, with 12 other schools from Switzerland, China, Turkey, Greece, Sweden, France, and Germany. The three-day MUN conference at our campus in Zugerberg addressed the Geneva refugee issue to manage migration in a globalized world. The participants acted as delegates who advocated for the […]

TASIS Partners with FMS Schools to Launch New Movement Initiative

TASIS The American School in Switzerland has partnered with FMS Schools—an industry leader in screening, testing, and assessing movement quality—to launch a new movement initiative in its physical education classes. Functional Movement Systems (FMS) is a global education company that spent more than two decades working with and testing theories around the neurodevelopmental sequence with elite […]

The power of school reunions: how Brillantmont International School’s 140th anniversary event brought over 300 alumni together

Are you feeling nostalgic for your school days? Do you miss catching up with old friends and reliving your memories of Brillantmont, the oldest Swiss boarding school to be owned and run by the same family?  Here at Brillantmont, we had the joy of recently welcoming many of our alumni back on campus. Whether it’s been […]

Early Season Skiing and Zermatt Mountain Peaking!

At LAS, we aim to instill a love for the environment and the outdoors within our students. After all, we are surrounded by breathtaking Swiss landscapes and clean, crisp Alpine air! One great thing about our location is that we are only a stone’s throw away from some other amazing areas of Switzerland and Europe, and […]

How Aiglon is Reimagining Education in the Digital Age

Almost every big technological breakthrough has triggered as much worry as it has excitement, especially in the field of education, which has tended to adapt slower than other industries. “Any change in education has caused fear,” explains Darren Wise, Director of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) at Aiglon College. “When the internet first started being […]

Institut Montana: The first boarding school in Switzerland that gets accredited by KiVa Antibullying Program!

Another milestone for Institut Montana. We are the first boarding school in Switzerland to get accredited by the KiVa Antibullying Program! What is Bullying? According to KiVa, a commonly used definition of bullying is that bullying is intentionally and repeatedly causing distress or harm to the same individual. In addition, it is difficult for the […]